A non-profit is a recently created designation enabling organisations to run operations just like a normal business but where all profits must be reinvested back into the business and not distributed to the founders. This means all profits will be used to cover Athath’s costs, to provide its solution to communities in new cities, to add new and cool features, and to give more to the community.

Why does Mustadam make money

Mustadam is registered as a non-profit organisation with the Ministry of Commerce. A non-profit is a recently created designation enabling organisations to run operations just like a normal business but where 60% of profits must be reinvested into social and sustainable activities. This means most of our profits will be used to provide its solution to communities, organise charitable activities, train desginers and refurbishers, and more.

Why do we charge a commission fee

Mustadam covers the cost of a number of important services to ensure that we provide the best value to both buyers and sellers. We have a team fully dedicated to selecting good quality furniture, we cover collection of furniture, cleaning, and storage costs of furniture. Overall, there are a lot of costs! We therefore need to charge a commission to ensure that we can cover our operational costs, attract a great team, and make some profit to give back to the communities.

Why is Mustadam not a charity

Charities rely on largely on donations. Furniture is large, bulky, heavy, often in bad condition. A charity would require significant funding to have any major impact with furniture. Instead we wanted to build an engine that could power an entire operation. We work closely with existing charities to make sure they collect unsold furniture.